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Ram A. Cnaan
September 2016
Curriculum Vitae
Director of the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research
Faculty Director of the Goldring Reentry Initiative
University of Pennsylvania
School of Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Work phone: 215.898.5523/fax 215.573.2099
E-mail: [email protected]
Global Eminent Scholar
Kyunghee University Graduate Institute of Peace
Social Work license: #SW-005964-E
EDUCATION
1978-1981 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Social Work, Ph.D.
Title of dissertation: Forecasting an Organization’s Environmental
Reactions to Policy Initiation by Another Organization.
1975-1977 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Social Work, M.S.W. (Cum Laude)
Title of thesis: Life Conditions of Octogenarians in Israel.
1972-1975 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Social Work, B.S.W. (Cum Laude)
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MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
Voluntary activity and community organizations, with special interest in the
employment of volunteers in human services, the role of voluntary organizations in
the community, grassroots organizations, and local religious congregations’ social
and community service provision.
Faith-based social welfare: Studying the role that congregations and other religious
organizations play in serving the needs of poor and vulnerable residents.
Reentry of ex-prisoners into society and prevention of recidivism.
Social policy with special interest on international comparative analysis and
international social & economic development.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2015-present University of Pennsylvania, PRUCCS Resident
& Fox Leadership Program senior fellow
2013-present Kyunghee University Eminent International
Scholar
2010-2011 School of Social Policy & Practice Senior Associate Dean
2005-2010 School of Social Policy & Practice Associate Dean
for Research
2008-present Graduate group Urban Studies School of Design Member
2008-2009 Yonsei University (Korea) Visiting Professor
2006-2012 Kyung Hee University (Korea) Visiting Professor
2004-2011 Doctoral Program in Social Welfare Chair
2004-2007 Bar Ilan University Adjunct Professor
2000-present Programs for the Study of Religion Director
and Social Policy Research (PRSPR)
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2005-present James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies Faculty
2004-present Urban Research Institute at Penn Faculty Fellow
1996-1998 York University, Toronto, Canada Senior Fellow
Faculty of Environmental Studies
1989-present University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Professor
School of Social Policy & Practice
1986-1989 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Assistant Professor
School of Social Work (Visiting)
1983-1986 Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Lecturer
Bob Shapell School of Social Work
1981 (Summer) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Assistant Professor
1980-1981 Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology,
and Social Work
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2016-present Member of advisory board, Goldman Center for Welfare, Ethics, and Society
at the Hebrew University.
2014-2016 Co-convener of the Roundtable on Social Work Doctoral education
(Islandwood, WA and beyond).
2015-2016 Member of the International Committee to Evaluate Social Work Education
in Israel.
2014-2015 Grant reviewer for the Canadian SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council).
2014-2017 Chair of the criminal Justice track for the SSWR annual conference.
2013-2015 Member Nominations Committee for ARNOVA.
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2012 Member, Planning Committee of the 3rd
Nitte International Conference on
Development Challenges: Global Aspirations and Local Realities.
2011-2016 Member, Advisory Board City of Philadelphia, Department of Behavioral
Health and Intellectual Disability Services’ Faith & Spiritual Affairs.
2011 Grant proposal reviewer for the Research Foundation Flanders.
2011-2017 Member of ACOSA “Lifetime Achievement,” and “Emerging Scholar
Award” committees.
2011 Chair of Nominations Committee, ARNOVA.
2010-2017 Co-chair and reviewer for the best article in Journal of Community Practice
award committee (Covering both Volumes 17 & 21).
2011-2017 Dissertation reviewer for Hebrew University, (Jerusalem, Israel);
2010-2011 Board member and past president of ARNOVA (Association for Research on
Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action).
2010-2012 Co-coverer along with Professor Marybeth Gasman of the Delaware Valley
interest group in nonprofit research.
2008-2010 President of ARNOVA.
2009 Chair and local host organizer of GADE (Group of the Advancement of
Doctoral Education).
2005-2011 Board member of Porter-Cason Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans,
LA.
2008-2010 Reviewer of grant proposals for GAPSA-Provost’s Award for
Interdisciplinary Innovation.
2008-2009 Reviewer of grant proposals for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
2008 Chair of local organizing committee for ARNOVA Annual Conference.
2007-2008 Member of the CSWE Regional Planning Committee.
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2006-2013 Reviewed proposals for the following annual conferences: CSWE, APM,
SSWR, and ARNOVA.
2012 Co-chair of best article in Journal of Community Practice award committee
(Covering Volume 19).
2005-2010 Board member of ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and
Social Administration).
2003-2011 Reviewer of proposals for the Society for Social Work Research annual
meetings.
2002-2003 Co-convener of the University Interdisciplinary Seminar series on Spirituality
and Health: Connecting Spirit, Society, and Science.
2002-2011 Reviewer and evaluator for the annual meeting of ARNOVA.
2001 Invited reviewer and evaluator for research papers for the Portland State
University Nonprofit Program.
2000-2004 Member of the Executive Committee of ARNOVA. Chair of the Section on
Community and Grassroots Associations (2002-2004).
2000-2001 Associate Director of CRRUCS (Center for the Research on Religion and
Urban Civil Society), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
2000 External reviewer for dissertation: New York University.
2000-2002 Convener for University of Pennsylvania Seminar Series on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Action.
1999-2001 Treasurer of Social Development Issues (Academic journal).
1999 External reviewer for dissertation: Bharathidasan University, India.
1998-2000 Member of the committee to elect the editors of the ARNOVA-Abstract.
1997-present Founder and Director of the Program for the Study of Organized Religion
and Social Work, University of Pennsylvania.
1997 Participant in special expert meeting on “Researching religion in urban
America.” Organized by the Louisville Institute. Louisville, KY, May 28-29.
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1997 Participant in special expert meeting on “The civic roles of local religious
organizations.” Organized by Indiana University Center on Philanthropy,
FAME Renaissance, and the Johnson Foundation, Wingspread, WI, April 11-
13.
1995-1999 Member of ARNOVA’s Board of Directors.
1994-1995 Elected member of the University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate.
1993-1995 Chair of Meetings Committee and Annual Conferences for ARNOVA:
October 1994, Berkeley, CA and November 1995, Cleveland, OH.
1993-1995 Vice President for meetings, ARNOVA.
1993-1995 Member of ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and Social
Administration) Nominations and Awards Committees.
1992-1993 Special consultant for the National Task Force on Promoting and Setting
Standards and Expertise in Community Organization, State of Israel.
1991-1996 Member of Publications Committee of ARNOVA.
1991-1998 Member of National Committee for Quality Assurance and Accreditation—
Hillel, B’nai Brith Foundations.
1991-1995 Co-convener of the university PARSS seminar series on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Activity.
1991-1992 Chair of local organizing committee Inter-University Consortium on Social
Development, International Conference, Washington, DC.
1990-1991 Chair of program committee, HUSITA-2 (Human Services Information
Technology Applications), New Brunswick, NJ.
1990 Member of special foreign experts advising team to the Hungarian
government on establishment of national social work curriculum.
1990-2001 Member of program committee, Inter-University Consortium on Social
Development (IUCISD), bi-annual conferences: 1990, San Jose, Costa Rica;
1992, Washington, DC; 1994, Kandy, Sri-Lanka; 1996, Oporto, Portugal;
1988, Cairo, Egypt; 1999, Cape Town, South Africa; and 2001, Istanbul,
Turkey.
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1990 Member of APM (Annual program meeting) Corresponding Committee,
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Reno, Nevada.
1988 Co-chair special session on information technology and social work
education. CSWE, Atlanta, Georgia.
1988 Chair of pre-conference colloquium on information technology and social
work, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW),
Vienna, Austria.
1987-1993 Co-chair of the IASSW Interest Group on Information Technology.
1986 Country representative in international experts meeting on: Decentralization
of social services, Brighton, England.
1985 Country representative in expert meeting on: The welfare state in transition,
Haifa, Israel.
1985 Country representative in expert meeting on new technologies: New social
responsibilities and modes of intervention, West Berlin, West Germany.
1983-1986 Chairman of the Program Committee of the Annual National Conferences of
the Israeli Association of Social Workers (for three annual conferences).
1982-1986 Co-chair of the Israeli National Association of Social Workers, Social Policy
Committee.
1982 Member of Program Committee, National Conference of Israeli Social
Workers, Jerusalem, Israel.
1978 Member of the local organizing committee for the International Federation of
Social Workers, Tel Aviv, Israel.
GRANTS AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
2016 Community movements and local organizations conference (Seattle, WA,
$51,000)
2012-2016 Education program for Kyunghee students ($160,000).
2014-2015 Grant to support work on employee owned businesses ($15,000).
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2011-2012 Support for Delaware Valley nonprofit seminar for a book on innovative
nonprofit organizations from the Vice Provost for Research, University of
Pennsylvania ($8,500).
2011-2012 Grant to study voluntary behaviors among members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints from the University Research fund ($22,850).
2011 Best reviewer award from Journal of Social Work Education.
2011-2013 Grant to organize social work internship program in the Philadelphia Prison
System from the Goldring Foundation ($250,000).
2010 Support for Delaware Valley nonprofit seminar from the Vice Provost for
Research, University of Pennsylvania ($9,000).
2010-2012 Grant to study “Halo effect of congregations: Valuing their contribution to
the local social economy” from Partners for Sacred Places & William Penn
Foundation ($23,000).
2009-2010 Evaluating “Mind Your Mind Foundation’s Empowered Minds Public
Education Initiative.” (Supporting a doctoral student) Philadelphia, PA
($50,307).
2008 Grant from the TRIO Center to study financial gerontology (supporting a
doctoral student) ($20,000).
2006-2008 Grant from Jessie Ball duPont for assessing faith resources for effective
community planning in Wilmington, DE ($273,105).
2006 Grant from the City of Philadelphia to study re-entry services ($110,000).
2005 Grant from the Kellogg Foundation to host an expert meeting on “community
movements and local organizations” ($39,000).
2003 Grant from Notre Dame University Center for Latino Studies for “Hispanic
church research activities” ($10,600).
2002-2003 Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services grant No.
90EW0002/01 to study “Exploring the impact of a faith-based program for
at-risk youth” ($193,456).
2002 Grant from the Building on Bridges/Kellogg Foundation to Universities and
Communities of Faith Collaborating for Community Change ($10,000).
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2001 Grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to write a report on the inclusion
of former-prisoners in the community through faith-based groups and
organizations ($26,000).
2001 Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the
Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College (CT).
2000 Visiting Professor at Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.
1999-2001 Grant from Pew Charitable Trusts and Public/Private Venture to survey the
social and community involvement of all of Philadelphia religious
congregations and to produce the “Philadelphia Comprehensive Directory of
Congregations.” (Budget for year 1: $250,000; budget for year 2: $300,000
supported by Pew Charitable Trusts and The Buford Foundation; and budget
for year 3: $180,000 (Pew Charitable Trusts)).
1999-2002 Co-principle investigator on the University-Wide Program in Nonprofits,
Universities, Communities, and Schools (PNUCS), University of
Pennsylvania ($600,000).
1999 The 60th
Anniversary Celebration Distinguished Alumnus award of the
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work.
1998-2002 Grant to carry out a new course on managing and practicing social work
within religious-based social service organizations from the Lilly Endowment
($281,200).
1998-1999 Grants from the Kellogg Foundation and The Manhattan Institute to support
data collection for the study of social and community services provided by
American religious congregations ($50,000).
1998 Grant to conduct a social asset mapping of religious congregations in West
Philadelphia from the Center for Community Partnerships ($3,000).
1997-2000 Grant to study social and community services provided by American
religious congregations from the Lilly Endowment ($422,000).
1996 Benjamin Meaker Term Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, Bristol,
U.K.
1995 Grant to study social service delivery by historic congregations from Partners
for Sacred Places. Supplemented by the Philadelphia Historic Preservation
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Corporation and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work
($79,000).
1995 Grant from the Philadelphia Jewish Federation on behalf of the Wexner
Foundation to evaluate a training program for local mid- and senior-level
managers in Jewish communal services ($12,000).
1994 Grant from the Research Fund of the University of Pennsylvania, School of
Social Work, to study The Philadelphia Jewish Family and Children Services
($7,500).
1993 Grant from the Program on Nonprofit Organizations at Yale University to
study the Boards of Trustees of Denominational Social Services ($12,000).
1991-1992 Grant from the State of PA, Department of Public Welfare, to study case
management for severely mentally ill in Philadelphia (with Roberta Sands)
($7,000).
1990 Grant from Indiana University Center on Philanthropy to study volunteers in
human services ($5,000).
1990 Grant from JCAB-Hillel to study the needs of Jewish graduate students in the
Philadelphia area ($6,000).
1988-1991 Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA), SRCA (70) 1 R18 AA07906-01, for demonstrating and evaluating
comprehensive services for dual-diagnosed homeless (through Horizon
House, Inc.) ($370,000).
1985 Bursary from the British Council for a four-month study tour in the social
services of the U.K. to write a report on the impact of the British services on
the Israeli model of social service delivery ($14,000).
1984 Grant from P. Sapir Memorial Fund for Municipal and Urban Research to
study neighborhood-representing organizations (With Yossef Katan)
($4,000).
1978 Grant for excellent performance in M.S.W. program from The Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1977 The M.S.W. Program’s Award and Scholarship, The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel.
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1975 Grant for excellent performance in B.S.W. program, The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE AND BOARDS
2015-present Associate editor, Voluntaristics Review: Brill Research Perspectives!
2013-present Editorial board member of Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
2012-present Editorial board member of Nonprofit Management & Leadership.
2009-present Editorial board member of Social Service Review.
2007-present Consulting editor of Families in Societies.
2006-present Editorial board member of Journal for Social Work Education.
2001-present Editorial board member of Social Thought.
2000-present Editorial board member of Administration in Social Work.
1999-present Managing board and editorial board member of Social Development Issues.
1996-2000 Editorial board member of Journal of Jewish Communal Services.
1994-1999 Board member of International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health.
1993-1997 Member of board of advisors of Voluntarism Review and Reporter.
1992-1998 Deputy editor of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
2009-present Editorial board member of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
1992-present Editorial board member of Journal of Community Practice: Organizing,
Planning, Development, and Change.
1990-1994 Editorial board member of Research on Social Work Practice.
1988-1989 Mental Health Editor of the Social Work Newsletter.
1986-2015 Editorial board member of Journal of Technology in Human Services
(formerly Computers in Human Services).
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Reviewed manuscripts for (in past five years and in addition to the above journals):
Acta Sociologica
American journal of Community Psychology
British Journal of Social Work
Development Policy Review
International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
International Journal of Social Welfare
International Social Work
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Journal of Civic Society
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Journal of Policy Analysis & Management
Journal of Social Policy (UK)
Journal of Urban affairs
Nonprofit Policy Forum
Politics & Policy
Public Management Review
Social Indicators Research
Social Science Journal
Sociological Forum
Sociology of Religion
State & Local Government Review
Voluntary Sector Review
Voluntas
World Development
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COURSES TAUGHT IN LAST SEVEN YEARS
SW749 International course on nonprofit organizations and coexistence.
SW774 Program Evaluation.
SW758 Practicing and Managing Social Work in Religious Contexts (A new course
developed and implemented by myself).
SW615 Introduction to Social Work Research.
SW768 Social Policy Issues as Portrayed in Literature (a new course developed and
implemented by myself).
Dissertations Chair and advisor for four doctoral students (see last page for list of
graduated students and topics).
TEACHING AWARDS
1987-1988 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social
Work.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
School Chair of Grievance Committee (2011-2013)
Member MSW Governance Committee (2010-present)
Course Director: Research Methods (SW615) (2010 – present)
Member NPL Governance Committee (2010-present)
Chair of Centennial Committee (2005-2009).
Chair of the new Clinical DSW oversight committee (2006-2008).
Director of Doctoral Program in Social Welfare (2005-2010).
Chair of Graduate Group in Social Welfare Steering Committee (2005-2010).
Chair of the committee for planning a Clinical Doctor in Social Work
program (2005-2006).
Member of the school’s Management Team (2005-2011).
Member of the school’s Executive Committee (2006-2011).
Member of the school’s International Oversight Committee (2005-present).
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University Faculty liaison to the Academic Policy Trustee Committee (2011-present)
Member of the Council of Graduate Deans (2005-2011).
Member of the University Research Council (2007-2011).
Member of the Graduate Group in City Planning.
Member of the Library Scholarly Commons Advisory Committee.
Member of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies.
Member of faculty advisory board Netter Center for Community Partnership
Reviewer of research proposals for GAPSA and Provost’s Office
Community Reviewer for the Israel Science Foundation.
An evaluator of proposals and consultant to the Abraham Fund for Jewish-
Arab Coexistence in Israel (1996-2006).
Board member of Porter-Cason Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans,
LA. (2000-2011).
Member Faith and Community, City of Philadelphia
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1999-present Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR).
1997-present Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR).
1994-present The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).
1991-present Association for Community Organization and Social Administration
(ACOSA).
1986-present Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Activity
(ARNOVA), previously Association of Voluntary Action Scholars (AVAS).
1985-1987 The Israeli National Association of Social Workers.
1981-present Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
HOBBIES
Cultural Antique hunting (old tools), fictional literature, and Inuit art collecting.
Sports Jogging.
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Cnaan, R. A., & Kaplan Vinokur, D. (2014). Cases in innovative nonprofits: Organizations that
make a difference. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (ISBN: 9781452277707)
Cnaan, R. A., Draine, J., & Dichter, M. E. (2008). A century of social work and social welfare at
Penn. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2007). Faith-based social services: Measures, assessments, and
effectiveness. Bloomington, NY: Haworth Press.
Cnaan, R. A., with Boddie, S. C., McGrew, C. C., & Kang, J. (2006). The other Philadelphia story:
How local congregations support quality of life in urban America. Philadelphia: University
of Pennsylvania Press.
Cnaan, R. A., & Milofsky, C. (2006). Handbook of community movements and local organizations.
New York: Springer.
Winner of the 2009 the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize, given in recognition of a
book that informs nonprofit policy and practice
Cnaan, R. A., with Boddie, S. C., Handy, F., Yancey, G., & Schneider, R. (2002). The invisible
caring hand: American congregations and the provision of welfare. New York: New York
University Press.
Cnaan, R. A. with Boddie, S. C., & Wineburg, R. J. (1999). The newer deal: Social work and
religion in partnership. New York: Columbia University Press.
Cnaan, R. A., & Parsloe, P. (Eds.). (1989). The impact of information technology on social work
practice. New York: Haworth Press.
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ARTICLES
Luria, G., Cnaan, R. A., & Boehm, A. (in press). Religious attendance and volunteering: Testing
national culture as a boundary condition. Journal for the scientific Study of religion.
Cnaan, R. A., & Ghose, T. (in press). Doctoral social work education and the times: Responding to
trends in society and the academy. Research in Social Work Practice.
Heist, D. H., & Cnaan, R. A. (2016). Faith-based international development work: A review.
Religions, 7(3), 1-17; doi:10.3390/rel7030019
Cnaan, R. A., & An, S. (2016). Harnessing faith for improved quality of life: Government and faith-
based nonprofit organizations in partnership. Human Service Organizations Management,
Leadership & Governance, 40(3), 208-219.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23303131.2015.1117555
Cnaan, R. A., & Park, S. (2015). The multifaceted nature of civic participation: A literature review.
Voluntaristics Review: Brill Research Perspectives, 1(1), 1-71.
Luria, G., Boehm, A., & Cnaan, R. A. (2015). National Culture and Pro-social Behaviors: Results
from 66 countries. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(5), 1041-1065. doi:
10.1177/0899764014554456
Curtis, D., Evans, V., & Cnaan, R. A. (2015). Charitable practices of Latter-day Saints. Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(1), 146-162.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/10/29/0899764013507141.full.pdf+html
Curtis, D., Evans, V., & Cnaan, R. A. (2014). Motivating Mormons: An analysis of what motivates
members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to volunteer and donate.
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 25(2), 131-145.
Cnaan, R. A., Kang, C. H., Kim, K., & Lee, L. H. (2014). Informal social networks in Korea:
Covering the cost of major life events. The Social Science Journal, 51, 627-637.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2014.07.005
Hartocollis, L., Cnaan, R. A., & Ledwith, K. (2014). Clinical Doctorate Programs in Social Work.
Research in Social Work Practice, 24(5), 636-642. DOI: 10.1177/1049731514538153
Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., Bhat, G., & Meijs, L. M. (2014) “You reap what you pick”:
Longstanding community economic development among Jasmine growers of Coastal
Karnataka. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global
Economy, 8(2), 86-102.
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Evans, V., Curtis, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2013). Volunteering among Latter-day Saints. Journal for
the scientific Study of Religion, 52(4), 827-841.
Cnaan, R. A., Forrest, T., Carlsmith, J., & Karsh, K. (2013). If you don’t count it, it doesn’t count:
A pilot study of valuing urban congregations. Journal of Management, Spirituality and
Religion. 10(1), 3-36. DOI:10.1080/14766086.2012.758046
Cnaan, R. A., & Curtis, D. W. (2013). Religious congregations as voluntary associations: An
overview. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 42(1), 7-33.
Curtis, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2012). International volunteering by members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Journal of Religion and Society, 2(4), 1-12.
Grönlund, H., Holmes, K., Kang, C., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., Brudney. J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D.,
Hustinx, L., Kassam, M., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Pessi, A. B., Ranade, B., Smith, K. A.,
Yamauchi, N., & Zrinscak, S. (2012). Cultural values and volunteering: A cross-cultural
comparison of students' motivation to volunteer in 13 countries. Journal of Academic
Ethics, 9(2), 87-106.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v225r42x0227q480/
Cnaan, R. A., Pessi, A. B., Zrinščak, S., Brudney, J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Handy, F., Holmes,
K., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Ranade, B., & Yamauchi, N. (2012). Student
Values, Religiosity, and Pro-Social Behaviour: A Cross-National Perspective. Diaconia,
3(1), 2-25.
Zrinščak, S., Lakoš, I. Handy, F., Cnaan, R., Brudney, J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Holmes, K.
Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Meijs, L., Pessi, A. B., Ranade, B., Smith, K. A., Yamauchi, N.
(2012) Volontiranje studenata u Zagrebu u komparativnom kontekstu (Student Volunteering
in Zagreb in the Comparative Context). Revija za socijalnu politiku (Croatian Journal of
Social Policy) 19(1), 25-48.
Hustinx, L., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2012). Student volunteering in China and Canada:
Comparative Perspectives. The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 37(1), 55-84.
Boehm, A., & Cnaan, R. A. (2012). Towards a practice-based model for community practice:
Linking theory and practice. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, XXXIX (2), 141-168.
Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2012). Monitorial citizens or civic
omnivores? Repertoires of civic participation among university students. Youth and Society,
44(1), 93-115.
http://yas.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/02/28/0044118X10396639.abstract
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Cnaan, R. A., Moodithaya, M. S., Handy, F. (2011). Financial inclusion: Lessons from rural south
India. Journal of Social Policy, 41(1), 183-205.
Zrinščak, S., Lakoš1, I., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Holmes, K.,
& Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Meijs, L., Pessi, A. B., Ranade, B., Smith, K. A., Yamauchi, N.
(2011). Volontiranje studenata u Zagrebu u komparativnom kontekstu (Student volunteering
in Zagreb in a comparative perspective). Revista de Sociologia e Politica, 19(1), 25-48,
Curtis, D. W., & Cnaan, R. A. (2011). International Volunteering by Members of The Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. International Journal of Religion and Society, 2(4),
303-314.
Cnaan, R. A., & Kang, C. (2011). Toward valuation in social work and social services. Research in
Social Work Practice.21(4), 388-396.
http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/10/24/1049731510387306.abstract
Cnaan, R. A., & McLaughlin, T. C. (2011). Introduction to special section on cost-effectiveness and
valuation in social work. Research in Social Work Practice, 21(4), 385-387.
Kang, C., Handy, F., Hustinx, L., Cnaan, R. A. et al. (2011). What gives? Cross-national differences
in students' giving behavior. The Social Science Journal, 48, 283-294.
Cnaan, R. A., Jones, K., Dickin, A., & Salomon, M. (2011). Nonprofit watchdogs: Do they serve
the average donor? Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 21(4), 381-397.
Winner of the best article in this journal for volume 21.
Cnaan, R. A., & Curtis, D. (2011). The business of helping the poor. Nitte Management Review,
4(2), 1-23.
Also in: Moodithaya, M. S., Thingalaya, N. K., Shetty, N. S., & Joshi, G. V. (2001) (Eds.),
Redefining the roles of business, NGOs, and governments (pp. 1-50). New Delhi, India:
Manak.
Cnaan, R. A., Jones, K., Dickin, A., & Salomon, M. (2011). Estimating giving & volunteering: New
ways to measure the phenomena. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 40(3), 497-525.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/04/21/0899764010365741.abstract
Smith, K. A., Holmes, K., Haski-Leventhal, D., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., & Brudney, J. L. (2010).
Motivations and benefits of student volunteering: Comparing regular, occasional and non-
volunteers in five countries. The Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy
Research, 1(1), 65-81. http://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/2
Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2011). Nachtwakers of omnivoren? Het
participatieprofiel van universiteitsstudenten in Nederland en Vlaanderen. MOA-Jaarboek
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2011/nachtwakers-of-omnivoren-het-participatieprofiel-van-universiteitssteden-in-
nederland-en-vlaanderen
Hustinx, L., Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2010). Navigating theories of volunteering: A hybrid map
for a complex phenomenon. The Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 40(4), 410-
434.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5914.2010.00439.x/pdf
Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Bhat, G., & Meijs, L. (2011). Jasmine Growers of Coastal Karnataka:
Grassroots Sustainable Community-Based Enterprise in India. International Journal of
Business and Globalisation, 23(5-6), 405-417 .
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/docs/people/faculty/cnaan.pdf
Handy, F., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Holmes, K.,
Meijs, L. C. P. M., Pessi, A., Ranade, B., Yamauchi, N., & Zrubscak, S. (2010). A Cross-
cultural examination of student volunteering: Is it all about resume building? Nonprofit
Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29 (3), 498-523.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Newman, E. (2010). The safety net and faith-based services. Journal of Religion &
Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 29(40), 321-336.
Dichter, M., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). The benefits of learning social welfare: Lessons from student
perspectives. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 29(4), 210-224.
Haski-Leventhal, D., Grönlund, H., Holmes. K., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F.,
Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Kassam, M., Pessi, A. B., Ranade, S., Smith, K. A., Yamauchi, N.,
Zrinscak, S. (2010). Service learning: Findings from a 14 nations study. Journal of
Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 22(3), 161-179.
http://unsw.academia.edu/DebbieHaskiLeventhal/Papers/221139/Service-
Learning_Findings_From_a_14-Nation_Study
Hustinx, L., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, L., Pessi, A. B., & Yamauchi, N. (2010). Social and
cultural origins of motivation to volunteer: A comparison of university students in six
countries. International Sociology, 25(3), 349-382.
http://iss.sagepub.com/content/25/3/349.short?rss=1&ssource=mfc
Ives, N. G., Sinha, J. W., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Who is welcoming the stranger? The Journal of
Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 29(1), 71-89.
Haski-Leventhal, D., Gelles, R. J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Admitting convicted felons to social
work programs: Conceptual dilemmas and practices. International Social Work, 53(1), 87-
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Handy, F., Moodithaya, M. S., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Understanding volunteer leaders of
microcredit self-help groups in Karnataka, India. Social Development Issues, 32(2), 15-29.
http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/42857665/Understanding-Volunteer-
Leaders-of-Microcredit-SelfHelp-Groups-in-Karnataka-India
Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Valuing the contribution of urban religious congregations. Public Management
Review, 11(5), 641-662.
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/events/docs/WIMPS_2011/CnaanPaper.pdf
Haski-Leventhal, D., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Volunteering among Israeli students in an
international perspective: Related factors, motivations, benefits and the educational
institutes. Social Security, 79, 141-163 (In Hebrew).
Haski-Leventhal, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Group processes and volunteering: Enhancing
recruitment and retention. Administration in Social Work, 33(1), 61-80.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03643100802508635
Haski-Leventhal, D., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., Holmes, K., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Kassam,M.,
Meijs, L. C., Ranade, B., Yamauchi, N., Yeung, A. B., Zrinscak, S., & Brudney, J. (2008).
Students' vocational choices and voluntary action: A 12-nation study. Voluntas, 19(1), 1-21.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/c31m110357310288/
Cnaan, R. A., Draine, J., Frazier, B., & Sinha, J. W. (2008). Ex-prisoners reentry: An emerging
frontier and a social work challenge. Journal of Policy Practice, 7(2-3), 178-198.
Wineburg, R. J., Coleman, B. L., Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2008). Leveling the playing field:
Epitomizing devolution through faith-based organizations. Journal of Sociology and Social
Welfare, XXXV(1), 17-42.
Cnaan, R. A., & Dichter, M. (2008). Thoughts on the use of knowledge in social work practice.
Research in Social Work Practice, 18(4), 278-284.
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/4/278
Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2007). The role of social anxiety in volunteering. Nonprofit
Management and Leadership, 18(1), 41-58.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/92/
Sinha, J. W., Hillier, A., Cnaan, R. A., & McGrew, C. C. (2007). Proximity matters: Understanding
resident and commuter congregations through an ecological framework. Journal for the
Scientific Study of Religion, 46(2), 245-260.
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Sinha, J. W., Cnaan, R. A., & Gelles, R. J. (2006). Adolescent risk behaviors and religion: Findings
from a national study. Journal of Adolescence, 30(2), 231-249.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/54/
Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Faith in the closet: Reflections of a secular academic. Arete, 30(1), 19-29.
Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Setting the context: Assessing the effectiveness of faith-
based social services. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought,
25(3-4), 5-18.
McGrew, C. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Historical and methodological lack of studying religion in
social services. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 25(3-
4), 19-37.
Zanis, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Social service research and religion: Thoughts about how to
measure intervention-based impact. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work:
Social Thought, 25(3-4), 83-104.
Handy, F., Brudeur, N., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Summer in the island: Episodic volunteering.
Voluntary Action, 7(3), 31-46. http://works.bepress.com/ram_cnaan/21/
Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2005). The role of faith-based social service providers in expanding
privatization in the United States. Social Security, No. 70, 110-137. (In Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Kang, J. J. (2005) Religious congregations as social services
providers for older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(1/2), 105-130.
Also in: H. R. Moodey (Ed.). Religion, spirituality and aging (pp. 105-130). Binghamton,
NY: Haworth.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J083v45n01_07
Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2005). Towards understanding episodic volunteering. Vrijwillige Inzet
Onderzocht, 2(1), 29-35. (Dutch journal-in English).
Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2005). Does social work education have an impact on social
policy preferences? A three-cohort study. Journal of Social Work Education, 41(1), 29-47.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/5/
Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Danzig, R. A. (2005). Teaching about organized religion in social
work: Lessons and challenges. Social Thought, 24(1-2), 93-110.
Also in: Daniel Lee and Robert O’Gorman (Eds.). Social work and divinity (PP. 93-110).
Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Helzer, A. L. (2004). Women in congregations and social service provision:
Findings from the Philadelphia census. Social Thought, 23(3), 25-43.
Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2004). Social work education as professional socialization: A
study of the impact of social work education upon students’ professional preferences.
Journal of Social Service Research, 31(1), 13-31.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/8/
Cnaan, R. A., Sinha, J. W., & McGrew, C. C. (2004). Congregations as social service providers:
Services, capacity, culture, and organizational behavior. Administration in Social Work,
28(3/4), 47-67. Also in: H. Schmid (Ed.). Organizational and institutional dilemmas of
nonprofit human services. Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/9/
Cnaan, R. A., Gelles, R. J., & Sinha, J. W. (2004). Youth and religion: The “Gameboy” generation
goes to church. Social Indicators Research, 68(2), 175-200.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/3/
Cnaan, R. A., Kang, J. J., McGrew, C. C., & Sinha, J. W. (2003). Identiteit meetbaar maken:
Gedachten van de andere kant van de Atlantische Oceaan (Incorporating religious identity
into organizational identity: Thoughts from the other side of the Atlantic ocean). Bulletib
Onderwijs & Inspiratie, 32(5), 23-25.
Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R. A., & Maglajlic, R. (2002). Where does it begin? A comparative
perspective on the professional preferences of first-year social work students. British
Journal of Social Work, 32(4), 589-608.
Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. (2002). Charitable choice and faith-based welfare: A call for social
work. Social Work, 47(3), 247-235.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/6/
Weiss, I., Gal, J., Maglajlic, R., & Cnaan, R. A. (2002). What kind of social policy do social work
students prefer? A comparison of students in three countries. International Social Work,
45(1), 59-81.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/14/
Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. (2001). Philadelphia census of congregations and their involvement
in social service delivery. Social Service Review, 75(4), 559-589.
http://repository.upenn.edu/penniur_papers/6/
Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2000). Comparing neighbors: Social service provision by religious
congregations in Ontario and the U.S.A. The American Review of Canadian Studies, 30(4),
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521-543.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/13/
Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Ascoli, U., Meijs, L. C. M. P., & Ranade, S. (2000). Public
perception of “Who is a Volunteer”: An examination of the net-cost approach from a cross-
cultural perspective. Voluntas, 11(1), 45-65.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/2/
Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Community development as a public sector agenda.
Journal of Community Practice, 6(4), 57-77.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/7/
Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Social and community work by urban American religious congregations.
Brookings Review, 17(2), 50-53.
Klein, A. R., Cnaan, R. A., & Whitecraft, J. (1998). Significance of peer social support with dually-
diagnosed clients: Findings from a pilot study. Research in Social Work Practice, 8(5), 529-
551.
Cnaan, R. A., & Cascio, T. (1998). Performance and commitment: Issues in management of
volunteers in human service organizations. Journal of Social Service Research, 24(3/4), 1-
37.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/1/
Cnaan, R. A., & Milofsky, C. (1997). Small religious nonprofits - a neglected topic. Nonprofit and
Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, S3-S13.
Jeavons, T., & Cnaan, R. A. (1997). The formation, transformation, and evolution of small religious
organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, S62-S84.
Zanis, D. A., Cohen, E., Meyers, K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1997). HIV risks among homeless men
differentiated by Cocaine use and psychiatric distress. Addictive Behaviors, 22(2), 287-292.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VC9-3SWVJBN-
H/2/aafb0775e87bcf143d2c015f576287b0
Cnaan, R. A., & Ascoli, U. (1996). Il volontariato nella fornitura di servizi alla persona:
L’insegnamento dei casi italiano e americano. Imprariamo a Imparare, 2(1), 9-33. Also in:
(1997). Volunteering from cross-national perspective: Italy and the United States. Social
Indicators Research, 40(3), 299-327.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/10/
Cnaan, R. A., Cascio, T., & Newman, E. (1996). Helping Jewish communal managers meet the
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challenge: An evaluation of a training program. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 73
(1), 63-75.
Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., & Wadsworth, M. (1996). Defining who is a volunteer: Conceptual and
empirical considerations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25(3), 364-383.
Zanis, D. A., McLellan, A. T., Alterman, A. L., & Cnaan, R. A. (1996). Efficacy of assertive
counseling to re-enroll out-of-treatment, high-risk drug users. American Journal of
Psychiatry, 153(8), 1095-1096.
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/8/1095
Cnaan, R. A., Goodfriend, T., & Newman, E. (1996). Jewish ethnic needs in multicultural social
work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 13(1-2), 157-174.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J067v13n01_11
Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Purchasing of services contracting: A symbiosis of voluntary organizations,
government, and clients. Journal of Health and Human Resources Administration, 18(1),
104-128.
Cnaan, R. A. (1995). NVSQ and ARNOVA in a time of transition. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
Quarterly, 24(4), 277-280.
Cnaan, R. A. (1995). La coesistenza stretta e reciprocamente vantaggiosa tra organizzazioni
volontarie e pubblica amministrazione: Il caso della fornitora di servizi di welfare.
Imprariamo a Imparare, 1(1), 9-28.
Kang, C. H., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). New findings on boards of trustees: Implications for macro
practice. Administration in Social Work, 19(3), 17-44.
Johnson, A. K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Social work practice with the homeless: State of the art.
Research in Social Work Practice, 5(3), 340-382.
Klein, A. R., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Intensive case management with high-risk clients: Strategies
that work. Families in Society, 76(4), 203-212.
Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Entrepreneurship in the public sector: The horns of a
dilemma. Public Administration Review, 55(1), 29-36.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/11/
Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1994). Assessing the impact of two residential programs for
dually-diagnosed homeless individuals. Social Service Review, 68(4), 536-560.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/4/
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Cnaan, R. A., & Amrofell, L. M. (1995). Mapping volunteer activity. Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector Quarterly, 23(4), 335-351.
Cnaan, R. A., & Metzendorf, D. (1994). Student volunteering: Should it be required in
undergraduate introduction to social work courses? The Journal of Volunteer
Administration, XIII(1), 1-11.
Zanis, D. A., McLellan, A. T., Cnaan, R. A., & Randall, M. (1994). Reliability and validity of the
Addiction Severity Index with a homeless sample. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
11(6), 541-548.
Cnaan, R. A. (1994). The new American social work gospel: Case management of the seriously
mentally-ill. British Journal of Social Work, 24(5), 533-557.
Sands, R., & Cnaan, R. A. (1994). Two modes of case management: Assessing their impact.
Community Mental Health Journal, 30(5), 441-458.
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194097&pi=4
Cnaan, R. A., Caputo, R. J., & Shmuely, Y. (1994). Senior faculty perceptions of social work
journals. Journal of Social Work Education, 30(2), 185-199.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Perlmutter, F. D. (1993). Challenging human service organizations to redefine
volunteer roles. Administration in Social Work, 17(4), 77-95.
Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Personal characteristics, Jewish identity, and needs of Jewish graduate
students in the Philadelphia area. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 69(4), 55-60.
Blankertz, L. E., Cnaan, R. A., & Freedman, E. (1993). Risk factors in childhood among dually-
diagnosed homeless adults. Social Work, 38(5), 587-596.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/12/
Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Serving the dually-diagnosed homeless: Program
development and interventions. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 20(2), 100-112.
Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). An introduction to psychiatric rehabilitation
(pp. 187-201). Columbia, VA: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Services.
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Cnaan, R. A., Kasternakis, A., & Wineburg, R. J. (1993). Religious people, religious congregations,
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and volunteerism in human services: Is there a link? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
Quarterly, 22(1), 33-51.
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Cnaan, R. A., Hasenfeld, Y., Cnaan, A., & Rafferty, J. (1993). Cross-cultural comparison of
attitudes toward welfare state programs: Path analysis with log-linear models. Social
Indicators Research, 28, 21-50.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Cwikel, J. (1992). Elderly volunteers: Assessing their potential as an untapped
resource. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 4(1-2), 125-147.
Blankertz, L E., Cnaan, R. A., & Saunders, M. (1992). Assessing the impact of serving the long-
term mentally-disabled homeless. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 19 (4), 199-220.
Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). An introduction to psychiatric rehabilitation
(pp. 434-447). Columbia, VA: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Services.
Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1992). Principles of care for dually-diagnosed homeless: Findings
from a demonstration project. Research on Social Work Practice, 2(4), 448-464.
Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., & Saunders, M. (1992). Perceptions of consumers, practitioners, and
experts regarding psychosocial rehabilitation principles. Psychosocial Réhabilitation
Journal, 16(1), 95-119.
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Cnaan, R. A., Korazim, J., Meller, Y., & Rosenfeld, J. (1992). The reform of the local social service
in Israel: 1984 compared to 1977. Social Policy & Administration, 26(2), 159-172.
Metzendorf, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1992). Volunteers in feminist organizations. Nonprofit
Management & Leadership, 2(3), 255-269.
Cnaan, R. A., & Goldberg-Glen, R. S. (1991). Measuring motivation to volunteer in human
services. Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 27(3), 269-284.
http://jab.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/269
Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Neighborhood representing organizations: How democratic are they? Social
Service Review, 65(4), 614-634.
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Nurius, P., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Classifying software to better support social work practice.
Social Work, 36(6), 536-541.
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Raphael, D. I., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Jewish needs of students: A case study of one university.
Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 67(4), 315-325.
Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Neighborhood organizations and social development in Israel. Social
Development Issues, 13(2), 44-54.
Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Applying controlled clinical trials in social work practice. Research in Social
Work Practice, 1(3), 139-161.
Cwikel, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Ethical dilemmas in applying second wave information
technology to social work practice. Social Work, 36(2), 114-120. Also in 1995 in: J. E.
Tropman, J. L. Erlich, & J. Rothman (Eds.). Tactics and techniques of community
intervention (3rd
ed) (PP. 103-113). Itasca, IL: Peacock.
Cnaan, R. A., & Goldberg-Glen, R. S. (1990). Comparison of volunteers in public and nonprofit
human service agencies. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 19(4), 345-358.
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Cnaan, R. A. (1990). The use of volunteers by governmental social services in Israel. Welfare and
Society, 10(4), 301-318 (Hebrew). Also in: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 17(3),
150-173.
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journals&set_as_cursor=0&men_tab=srchresults#494
Cnaan, R. A., & Bergman, S. (1990). Construction of social problems by social work students.
International Social Work, 33(2), 157-174.
Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1990). Experts’ assessment of
psychosocial rehabilitation principles. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 13(3), 59-73.
Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). Readings in psychiatric rehabilitation (pp. 129-
148). Boston: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Cnaan, R. A., Olsson, S., & Wetle, T. (1990). Cross-national comparison of planning for the needs
of the very old: Israel, Sweden, and the United States. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2
(1), 83-107.
Blankertz, L. E., Cnaan, R. A., Fox, J., White, K., & Messinger, K. (1990). Outreach efforts with
dually-diagnosed homeless persons. Families in Society, 71(7), 387-397.
Cnaan, R. A., & Perlmutter, F. D. (1990). Intent vs. reality in long term care policy: A case study.
Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2(2), 107-123.
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Monnickendam, M., & Cnaan, R. A. (1990). Teaching information technology to human service
students: Meeting the needs of the future. Computers in Human Services, 7(1-2), 149-163.
Caputo, R. K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1990). Information technology availability in schools of social
work. Journal of Social Work Education, 26(2), 187-198.
Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Introduction: Social work practice and information technology - An
unestablished link. Computers in Human Services, 5(1-2), 1-15.
Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Public opinion and the dimensions of the welfare state. Social Indicators
Research, 21(2), 297-314.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Seltzer, V. C. (1989). Etiology of truancy: An eco-systems perspective. Social
Work in Education, 11(3), 171-183.
Korazim, Y., Cnaan, R. A., Meller, Y., & Rosenfeld, J. (1989). The reform of the local social
services in Israel. Society and Welfare, 9(2), 143-161 (Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1989). Psychosocial rehabilitation:
Towards a theoretical base. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 13(1), 33-56.
Cnaan, R. A., Bashan, I., & Cohen, D. (1989). Neighborhood renewal: The development of a new
instrument. Society and Welfare, 9(4), 382-399 (Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Social work education and direct practice in the computer age. Journal of
Social Work Education, 25(3), 235-243.
Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Teaching literature to highlight social policy issues. Journal of Social Work
Education, 25(3), 181-191.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Social services for the enemy? Education for social work in the Arab sector in
Israel. International Social Work, 30(1), 33-43.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Decentralizing social services in Israel. Social Policy & Administration, 22
(1), 68-78.
Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1988). Psychosocial rehabilitation:
Toward a definition. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 11(4), 61-77.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Life conditions and social needs of the very old: Findings and implications for
policy. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 64(4), 342-351.
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Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Computer illiteracy and the human services. New Technology in the Human
Services, 4(1), 3-7.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). The role of conflict in community organization practice. Welfare and Society,
8(4), 351-369 (Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A., & Cnaan, A. (1987). Allocation of resources for social services: Israel as a case study.
Social Indicators Research, 19(4), 429-449.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/27520713
Cnaan, R. A. (1987). Teaching research to social work students: An action approach. Issues in
Social Work Education, 17(1), 20-28.
Cnaan, R. A., & Hocherman, Y. (1987). Stability and fluctuation in juvenile delinquency in Israel.
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 14(3), 41-63.
Cnaan, R. A. (1987). Value bases and attitudes toward welfare to the enemy. Social Development
Issues, 11(2), 46-63.
Burback, H. J., Cnaan, R. A., & Babbitt, C. E. (1986). Organizational predictors of college
satisfaction and academic achievement among females. Sociological Viewpoint, 2(1), 31-38.
Katan, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1986). Neighborhood committees in Israel and their local and external
orientations. Journal of Community Development, 21(1), 23-32.
Cnaan, R. A., & Katan, Y. (1986). Local neighborhood committees in Israel: Potential for self-help
group activity. Journal of Voluntary Action Research, 15(2), 33-46.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/2/33
Cnaan, R. A., & Rothman, J. (1986). Conceptualizing community intervention: An empirical test of
‘three models’ of community organization. Administration in Social Work, 10(3), 41-55.
Cnaan, R. A., Adler, I., & Ramot, A. (1986). Public reactions to community residential facilities in
Israel: Projected reaction and its origin. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90(6),
677-685.
Cnaan, R. A. (1986). Advantages and problems with merging databases. Computers in Human
Services, 1(4), 63-74.
Cnaan, R. A., & Adar, H. (1985). Practice model for organizers of community groups. Welfare and
Society, 6(2-3), 248-259 (Hebrew).
Also in: (1987). Social Work with Groups, 10(3), 5-24.
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Mutschler, E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1985). Success and failure in computerized information systems:
Two case studies in human service agencies. Administration in Social Work, 9(1), 67-79.
Shapira, Z., Cnaan, R. A., & Cnaan, A. (1985). Mentally retarded workers’ reactions to their jobs.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90(2), 160-166.
Cnaan, R. A., & Berman, Y. A. (1985). Policy analysis framework of cost and feasibility of social
problem intervention. Social Indicators Research, 17(2), 147-171.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/27521321
Cnaan, R. A. (1985). Racial differences in local social service delivery: Jews and non-Jews in
Israel. Social Development Issues, 1985, 9(2), 56-74.
Cnaan, R. A. (1985). Post-industrial technologies, their impact on society and the role of the welfare
state. Eurosocial, No. 40, 11-12.
Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Building community networks in Israel: Theory, planning and
implementation. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 59(4), 297-305.
Cnaan, R. A., Kuchli, E., & Harel, Y. (1983). Proposed model for coordinated welfare services
center in new urban areas in Israel. Welfare and Society, 5(3), 204-220 (Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Funding and pay-as-you-go methods: Notes on their meaning and usages.
Social Security, 25, 88-99 (Hebrew).
Cnaan, R. A. (1982). A model for forecasting environment reaction to policy initiation. Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare, 10(2), 18-35.
Cnaan, R. A. (1982). Notes on prostitution in Israel. Sociological Inquiry, 52(2), 114-121.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Cnaan, R. A., & Heist, D. H. (in press). Religious congregations as community hubs and source of
social bonding. In Handbook of community movements and local organizations (Volume 2).
New York: Springer.
Luria, G., Boehm, A., & Cnaan, R. A. (in press). Community climate: Adapting climate theory to
the study of communities. . In Handbook of community movements and local organizations
(Volume 2). New York: Springer.
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Cnaan, R. A., & Franke, E. (in press). Incarceration and people of color. In Pamela Braboy Jackson
(Ed.), People of color in the United States: Contemporary issues in education, work,
communities, health, and immigration (Volume 4). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood/ABC-
Clio.
Cnaan, R. A., Zrinščak, S., Knorré, B., Pessi, A. B., Kinoti, M. D., Gronlund, H., Malunda, S. K., &
Ming, H. U. (2016). Religious volunteering in local congregations and other faith-based
associations. In D. H. Smith, R. A. Stebbins, & J. Grotz (Eds.). The Palgrave handbook of
volunteering, civic participation, and nonprofit associations (472-494). London: Palgrave.
Cnaan, R. A. (2015). Congregations and the value of faith-based volunteering for their youth. In: L.
B. Karr, L. C. P. M. Meijs, & J. Metz (Eds.). Volunteering and youth services: Essential
readings on volunteering and volunteer management for social work, social policy and
urban management (201-220). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SWP.
Hustinx, L., Van Rossem, R., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2014). A cross-national examination of
motivation to volunteer: Religious context, national value patterns, and nonprofit regimes.
In: L. Hustinx, J. von Essen, J. Haers, & S. Mels (Eds.), Religion and volunteering:
Complex and contested relationships (97-120). Berlin, Springer
Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2011). Nachtwakers of omnivoren? Het
participatieprofiel van universiteitsstudenten in Nederland en Vlaanderen. In A.E.Bronner et
al. (Eds.), Ontwikkelingen in het martktonderzoek: Jaarboek MarktOnderzoekAssociatie
(pp. 233-237). dl. 36, 2011. Haarlem: Spaar&Hout [In Dutch].
Cnaan, R. A. (2011). The contributions of religious congregations to the local social economy. In
Amanda Ball & Stephen P. Osborne (Eds.), Social accounting and public management:
Accountability for the common good (pp. 258-271). New York: Routeledge, Francis &
Taylor.
Hustinx, L., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Volunteering. In Rupert Taylor (Ed.), Third sector
research (pp. 73-89). New York: Springer.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j771252h108565v1/
Cnaan, R. A., & Tripodi, S. J. (2009). Randomized controlled experiments. In Bruce A. Thyer
(Ed.), Handbook of social work research methods (205-220). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Smith, David Horton. In Helmut Anheier & Stefan Toepler (Eds),
International Encyclopedia of Civil Society (1375-1376). New York: Springer.
Cnaan, R. A. (2008). Faith-Based Social Services. In Terry Mizrhai, (Ed.), Social Work
Encyclopedia. New York: Oxford University Press.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?entry=t203.e83-
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s3&srn=2&ssid=237770345#FIRSTHIT
Cnaan, R. A. (2008). Smalley, Ruth Elizabeth. In Terry Mizrhai (Ed.), Social Work Encyclopedia.
New York: Oxford University Press.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?entry=t203.e590&srn=7&ssid=23777
0345#FIRSTHIT
Cnaan, R. A., & Rothman, J. (2008). Capacity development and the building of community. In
Rothman, J., Erlich, J. L., & J. E. Tropman (Eds.), Strategies of community intervention (7th
ed.) (pp. 243-262). Itasca, IL: Peacock.
Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Voluntarism. In Dwight Burlingame (Ed.), Philanthropy in the U.S.: An
Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Yancey, G. (2005). Partners rebuilding the cities: Faith-based
community organizing. In Marie Weil (Ed.), Handbook of community practice (372-386).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cnaan, R. A., & Mcgrew, C. C., (2005). Religion and social welfare. In Helen Rose Ebaugh (Ed.),
The handbook on religion and social institutions (pp. 67-93). Berlin: Springer.
Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Ascoli, U., Ranade, S., Hustinx, L.,
Weber, S., & Weiss, I. (2003). All in the eyes of the beholder? Perceptions of volunteering
across eight countries. In: Paul Dekker and Loek Halman (Eds.), The values of volunteering:
Cross cultural perspectives (19-34). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Books.
Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Yancey, G. (2003). Bowling alone but serving together: The
congregational norm of community involvement. In Corwin Smidt (Ed.), Religion, Social
Capital, and Democratic Life. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
Cnaan, R. A., & Enosh, G. (2001). Controlled clinical trials. In Bruce A. Thyer (Ed.), Handbook of
social work research methods (177-192). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cnaan, R. A., & Yancey, G. I. (2000). Our hidden safety net. In E. J. Dionne and John J. DiIulio
(Eds.), What’s God got to do with the American experiment? (153-159). Washington, DC:
Brookings Institution Press.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/20080850
Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Religious nonprofits: Social service provision by congregations
in Ontario. In Keith Banting (Ed.), The nonprofit sector in Canada: Roles and relationships
(69-105). Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
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Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Empowerment through organized religion. In Wes Shera and Lillian Wells
(Eds.), Empowerment practice in social work: Developing richer conceptual foundations
(320-346). Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
Cnaan, R. A. (1997). The future of social work: Religious congregations, denominations, and social
service provision. In E. Gambrill and M. Reisch (Eds.), Social work in the 21st century (271-
284). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Grove.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Empowerment under capitalism: The case of the United States. In P. Parsloe
(Ed.), Empowerment in international perspective (42-56). Moscow, George Soros
Foundation (in Russian). Also: (1988). Pathways to empowerment (27-39). Birmingham,
UK: Vintage Press, 1996.
Cnaan, R. A., & Perlmutter, F. D. (1996). Reversing the trend: How the Philadelphia Department of
Recreation raised private money to finance public services. In T. Jeavons (Ed.), New
directions in philanthropic fundraising: Fundraising by public institutions (53-74). San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Cnaan, R. A. (1996). New Frontiers Inc.: When should the board step in? In M. M. Wood (Ed.),
Cases in nonprofit governance (149-164). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Cnaan, R. A., & Rothman, J. (1995). Community development and the building of community. In
Rothman, J., Erlich, J. L., & J. E. Tropman (Eds.), Strategies of community intervention (5th
ed.) (241-257). Itasca, IL: Peacock.
Cnaan, R. A., & Wineburg, R. J. (1994). Should doctoral graduates in social work be as well or
better trained in research as those in allied professions? Yes. Are they? No. In W. W.
Hudson and P. S. Nurius (Eds.), Controversial issues in social work research (203-215).
Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Post-industrial technologies and society. In W. R. Spence (Ed.), New
technologies and social intervention (93-104). Ulster, North Ireland: University of Ulster.
Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Applications of computers in clinical supervision. In B. Glastonbury, W.
LaMendola and S. Toole (Eds.), Information technology and the human services (128-136).
West Sussex: John Wiley.
Cnaan, R. A. (1987). The evolution of Israel’s welfare state. In R. Friedman, N. Gilbert, & M.
Sherer (Eds.), Modern welfare states: A comparative view of trends and prospects (174-
207). Brighton: Wheatsheaf Books.
Babbitt, C. E., Cnaan, R. A., & Burbach, H. J. (1983). College satisfaction and performance among
female students: A three dimensional approach. In M. Larkin, J. H. Honnold and J. S
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Williams (Eds.), Sociological research symposium: XIII(19-23). Richmond, VA: Alpha
Kappa Delta.
Babbitt, C. E., Burbach, H. J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Discontinuity in social networks of
undergraduate social work students: A part of professional re-socialization. In C. E. Babbitt
(Ed.). The sociological galaxy: Sociology toward the year 2000 (187-197). Harrisburg, PA:
Beacon Publishing.
CITED MEASUREMENTS
Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Level of social functioning for dually-diagnosed clients in
a residential care facility. (HaPI record). Pittsburgh, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database
Services (Producer). McLean, VA: BRS Search Service (Vendor).
BOOK REVIEWS
Spiritual assessment in social work and mental health practice, by David R. Hodge. (2016).
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 35(5), 558-560,
From the Outside In: Suburban elite, third-sector organizations, and the reshaping of Philadelphia,
by Carolyn T. Adams. (2015). Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(6), 1292-1301.
Striving to save: Creating policies for financial security of low income families, by Margaret
Sherrard Sherraden and Amanda Moore McBride (with Sondra G. Beverly). Families in Society,
2011, 92, (2).
http://alliance1.org/sites/default/files/fis/BookReviewPDFs/4108_92_0.pdf
The Limits of voluntarism: Charity and welfare from the New Deal through the Great Society, by
Andrew J. F. Morris. In: American Historical Review 2010, 115(5), 857-858.
Out of reach: Place, poverty, and the new American welfare State, by Scott W. Allard. In: Social
Service Review, 2009, 83(4), 656-659.
Volunteers: A social profile, by Marc Musick and John Wilson. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
Quarterly, 2009, 38(3), 540-543.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/38/3/540
Also, KnowledgeConnect, Issue 8, Autumn 2011, pp. 5-6.
Religious organizations in community services: A social work perspective, by Terry Tirrito and
Toni Cascio. In: The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, 2008.
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Strategic giving: The art and science of philanthropy, by Peter Frumkin. In: Journal of Sociology
and Social Welfare, 2007.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYZ/is_/ai_n25466124
Religion and spirituality, by Bernard Moss. In: Ethics and Social Welfare, 2007, 1(2), 235-237.
Managing God’s business: Religious and faith-based organizations and their management, by
Malcolm Torry. In: Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 2006, 17(3), 373-374.
Pillars of faith: American congregations and their partners, by Nancy T. Ammerman. In: Sociology
of Religion, 2007, 68(1), 120-121.
A public charity: Religion and social welfare in Indianapolis, 1929-2002, by Mary L. Mapes. In:
American Historical Review, 2006, lll(1), 215-216.
Covenant House: Journey of a faith-based charity, by Peter J. Wosh. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector Quarterly, 2005, 34(3), 407-409.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/16/
Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic, by Robert S. Ogilvie. In: Journal of Planning
Education and Research.
Raising expectations: Urban congregations, welfare reform, and civic life, by Arthur Farnsley, II. In:
The Social Policy Journal, 2004, 3(3), 93-96.
Sociology of religion: Contemporary developments, by Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos Jr.
and Peter Kivisto. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 2003, 30(3), 163-165.
Neighborhood self-management: Experiments in civil society, by Hillel Schmid. In: Journal of
Community Practice: Organizing, Planning, Development, and Change, 2003, 11(1), 121-123.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/15/
Artisans of democracy: How ordinary people, families in extreme poverty, and social institutions
become allies to overcome social exclusion, by Jona M. Rosenfeld and Bruno Tardieu. In:
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2002, 31(1), 149-152.
http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/17/
Individual and social responsibility: Child care, education, medical care, and long-term care in
America, edited by Victor R. Fuchs. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1997, 24(1), 155-
158.
Intervention research: Design and development for human services, edited by Jack Rothman and
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Edwin J. Thomas. In: Journal of Teaching Social Work, 1996, 13(1/2), 175-178.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J067v13n01_12
The Politics of Care: Human Services at the Local Level, by Alan J. Hahn. In: Journal of Sociology
and Social Welfare, 1996, 23(2), 192-195.
Reflection & controversy: Essays on social work, by Ann Hartman. In: Journal of Sociology and
Social Welfare, 1995, 22(2), 136-139.
The changing agenda of Israeli sociology: Theory, ideology, and identity, by Uri Ram. In: Jewish
Book World, 1995, 13(2), 31.
Volunteers: The organizational behavior of unpaid workers, by June L. Pearce. In: Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease, 1995, 193(3), 191-192.
Government and the Third Sector: Emerging relationships in welfare states, edited by Benjamin
Gidron, Ralph M. Kramer, and Lester M. Salamon, and The Nonprofit Sector in the Global
Community: Voices from Many Nations, edited by Kathleen D. McCarthy, Virginia A. Hodgkinson,
and Russy D. Sumariwalla. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1994, 23(1), 79-85.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/23/1/79
The welfare state in Israel: The evolution of Social Security policy and practice, by Abraham Doron
and Ralph M. Kramer. In: Contemporary Sociology, 1993, 22(6), 791-792.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2075948
Government and voluntary organizations, edited by Stein Kuhnle & Per Selle. In: Acta Sociologica,
1993, 36(4), 397-400.
http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/36/4/397
Who benefits from the Nonprofit Sector?, edited by Charles T. Clotfelter. In: Nonprofit and
Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1993, 22(2), 184-188.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/2/184
Controversial Issues in Social Work, edited by Eileen Gambrill and Robert Pruger. In: Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare, 1993, 20(2), 142-145.
Labour and political economy in Israel, by Michael Shalev. In: Acta Sociologica, 1992, 35(4), 335-
338.
Acts of compassion: Caring for others and helping ourselves, by Robert Wuthnow. In: Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1992, 21(4), 418-422.
http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/21/4/418
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The three worlds of welfare capitalism, by Gosta Esping-Andersen. In: Acta Sociologica, 1991,
35(1), 69-71.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4194754
Down and out in America, by Peter H. Rossi, and Homelessness amid affluence, by Michael H.
Lang. In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1991, 10(1), 109-112.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3325525
New homeless and old, by Charles Hoch and Robert A. Slayton, and Down and out in America, by
Peter A. Rossi. In: Administration in Social Work, 1990, 14(4), 140-144.
Rethinking welfare, by Bill Jordan. In: Administration in Social Work, 1989, 14(1), 158-161.
Long term care administration, by Ben Abramovice. In: Administration in Social Work, 1988, 13(2),
149-151.
Social Security: Visions and revisions, by W. Andrew Achenbaum. In: Administration in Social
Work, 1987, 12(2), 127-130.
RESEARCH REPORTS
Cnaan, R. A., Evans, V., & Curtis, D. W. (2012). Called to Serve: The prosocial behavior of active
Latter-day Saints. Submitted to Pew Forum on Research, the LDS Church, and the Vice provost for
Research. Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. New Port Beach, CA:
October 23-October 25, 2015.
Cnaan, R. A., & Frazier, B. D. (2007). Assessing Philadelphia's Social Service Capacity for Ex-
Prisoner Reentry: Final Research Report. Submitted to the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Office of
reentry.
Cnaan, R. A., & Sinha, J. W. A preliminary investigation of a most urgent social issue: The faith
based community and ex-prisoners re-entry. Submitted to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2002.
Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. Black church outreach: Comparing how black and other
congregations serve their needy neighbors. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civic
Society, University of Pennsylvania, Report 2001-1.
Cnaan, R. A. Keeping faith in the city: Survey results on 887 congregations. Center for Research on
Religion and Urban Civic Society, University of Pennsylvania, Report 2000-3.
Cnaan, R. A. Keeping faith in the city: Report on how 401 congregations in Philadelphia serve their
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needy neighbors. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civic Society, University of
Pennsylvania, Report 2000-1.
Cnaan, R. A. Social and community involvement. University of Pennsylvania, the Program for the
Study of Organized Religion & Social Work, 1998.
Cnaan, R. A. Social and community involvement of Philadelphia religious congregations housed in
historic religious properties: Data analyses of mailed questionnaires. Report submitted to Historic
Religious Properties Program of the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Corporation, 1996.
Cnaan, R. A. Preliminary report of social and community service provision: Analysis of the
Philadelphia data. Submitted to Partners for Sacred Places, 1996.
Cnaan, R.A. & Cascio, T. A. Final Evaluation Report Tri-State Jewish Professional Leadership
Program. Submitted to the Executive Committee of the Tri-State Jewish Professional Leadership
Program, 1995.
Cnaan, R. A. Evaluation of Hillel at Drexel, submitted to Hillel of Greater Philadelphia,
1993.
Cnaan, R. A., & Sands, R. G. Assessing the impact of two intensive case management programs,
submitted to the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania through the Department of
Public Psychiatry, 1992.
Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. Comprehensive rehabilitation services for dually diagnosed
homeless individuals, submitted to the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
(NIAAA), 1991.
Cnaan, R. A., & Shmuely, Y. The needs of graduate Jewish students in the Philadelphia area,
submitted to JCAB-Hillel, 1990.
Cnaan, R. A. The social impact of urban renewal project in two communities and a model for its
future evaluation, submitted to the Jewish Agency, Urban Renewal Project: Central Region of
Israel, 1987.
Cnaan, R. A., & Katan, J. Neighborhood representing organizations in Israel: Final report,
submitted to the P. Sapir Memorial Fund for Municipal and Urban Research, 1986.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS / INVITED (Last 5 years)
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Cnaan, R. A. Even priceless has a number attached to it: Valuation of urban congregations. Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences Forum on Dialogue among Civilization and Human Destiny
Community. Beijing, China. August 30 – September 1, 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. Contrasting volunteers & employees: Managing volunteers’ dilemma. Academy of
Management annual conference, Public and NonProfit (PNP) Division Plenary Session: A
Multidisciplinary View of Volunteer Motivations and its Organizational Impact. Anaheim, CA:
August 7-11.
Cnaan, R. A. The future of the scientific social work workforce: Responding to trends in society
and the academy. Islandwood meeting of the Round Table on the Future of Social Work Doctoral
Education. Bainbridge Island, WA. July 19 to 22.
Cnaan, R. A., Heist, H. D. & Storti, M. H. Managing religious episodic volunteering: Pope Francis
visit to Philadelphia. ISTR 12th
International Conference: The Third Sector in Transition:
Accountability, Transparency, and Social Inclusion. Stockholm, Sweden. June 28-July 1, 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. Religious organizations as civil society welfare services. Paper presented at the Civil
Society and the Welfare State at the Age of New Public Governance: A Cross-National Exploration.
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, June 6th - June 8th 2016.
Cnaan, R. A., Heist, H. D. & Storti, M. H. Episodic volunteering in a religious megaevent. Ninth
Annual Conference ANSER/ARES 2016: of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Calgary, Alberta
Canada. June 1-2, 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. The best way to predict the future is to invent it: The process of social innovating.
Ninth Annual Conference ANSER/ARES 2016: of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Calgary,
Alberta Canada. June 1-2, 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. National culture and prosocial behaviors: Results from 66 countries. Invited lecture
Kyung Hee University, Seoul Campus: January 12, 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. Civic society and nonprofit organizations in the 21st century. Invited lecture City of
Seoul, Korea, Center for Nonprofit Organizations. January, 13 2016.
Cnaan, R. A. Measuring social valuation: The case of local religious congregations. Conference on
“Religion, harmony and sustainable development” as part of G-20 meeting. Istanbul, Turkey:
November 16-18, 2015.
Cnaan, R. A., & An, S. Harnessing faith for improved quality of life: Government and faith-based
nonprofit organizations in partnership. Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion. Newport Beach, CA: October 22-24, 2015.
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Cnaan, R. A. Civic participation as a complex phenomena. Eighth Annual Conference
ANSER/ARES 2015: Nonprofits and the Social Economy at the Edge, Carleton University, Ottawa,
Canada. June 5-7, 2015.
Cnaan, R. A. Measuring NPOs valuation: The case of local religious congregations. Invited paper
for the monthly Research Seminar Series, Ewha Womans University School of Social Welfare.
Seoul, Korea: April 27, 2015.
Cnaan, R. A. National culture and prosocial behaviors: results from 66 countries. Invited paper for
themonthly Research Seminar Series, Yonsei University School of Social Welfare. Seoul, Korea:
April 27, 2015.
Cnaan, R. A., & Park, S. Civic participation is multifaceted. The 43rd Annual Conference of the
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Denver, CO:
November 19-22, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. HelpHopeLive: Meeting financial needs in medical crises. Volunteers & employees:
Managing volunteers quandary. The 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Research on
Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Denver, CO, November 19-22, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Volunteers & employees: Managing volunteers quandary. The 43rd Annual
Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
Denver, CO, November 19-22, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Religion and the local economy: The halo effect. G-20 Faith Summit. Gold Coast,
Australia: November 16-18, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A., An, S., & Forrest, T. The halo effect: Congregational contribution to their local
economy. Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Indianapolis, IN:
October 31-November 2, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A., & Franke, N. University-Based Reentry Initiative: A Collaborative Criminal Justice
Field Placement Model. Council on Social Work Education 60th
annual program meeting. Tampa,
FL: October 24-28, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Valuating the contribution of nonprofits: The case of congregations. 2014 Congress of
the Humanities and Social Sciences. St. Catherine, Canada: May 24-30, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Doing more with less --- Congregations as social service providers. 6th
annual Faith &
Spiritual Affairs Conference--Workshop Coordination Meeting. Philadelphia, PA: April 23, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Religion and world piece. Wednesday Forum, Kyunghee University, Graduate
Institute of Peace. Jinjeop-eup, Korea: March, 19, 2014.
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Cnaan, R. A. Jasmine growers of coastal Karnataka: Social work research agenda. Monthly
Research Seminar Series, Yonsei University School of Social Welfare. Seoul, Korea: March 17,
2014.
Cnaan, R. A. New trends in volunteer research. Conference on Third Sector Studies, Kiryat Ono
College, Kirat Ono, Israel. February 6, 2014.
Cnaan, R. A. Foundations policies as nonprofit destabilizers. The 42nd
Annual Conference of the
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Hartford, CT,
November 20-23, 2013.
Cnaan, R. A. et al. Religious volunteering in local congregations and other faith-based associations.
The 42nd
Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and
Voluntary Action. Hartford, CT, November 20-23, 2013.
Cnaan, R. A., Curtis, D. W., & Evans, V, Are LDS members more pro-social and why? Sixth
Annual Conference ANSER/ARES 2013 conference: Nonprofits and the Social Economy at the
Edge, University of Victoria, Canada. June 5-7, 2013.
Cnaan, R. A. Who cares for the needy? The role of organized religion in the post-welfare society.
Invited lecture by University of Michigan, Nonprofit and Public Management Center and the Office
of the Vice President for Research. February 25, 2013.
Cnaan, R. A. Who cares for the needy? The role of organized religion in post-welfare society. China
Social Science Forum – Religious Charities and Social Development. Organized by the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences and hosted by the Institute of World Religions. Beijing, China,
December 11-12, 2912.
Cnaan, R. A., Evans, V., & Curtis, D. W. Why they volunteer? Motivation for volunteering among
Latter-day Saints. The 41st Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Action. Indianapolis, IN, November 14-17, 2012.
Cnaan, R. A. Spirituality & religion in mental health. China - U.S. Health and Mental Health Social
Work Conference. Beijing, China, November 10-11.
Curtis, D. W., Evans, V., & Cnaan, R. A. Mormon motivations: What motivates Latter-day Saints
to volunteer? Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Phoenix, AZ,
November 9-11, 2012.
Cnaan, R. A. American religion and religious organizations as providers of social services. The
Nineteenth Annual International Law and Religion Symposium on October 7-10, 2012, at Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah.
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Cnaan, R. A. “Overcoming social anxiety and bigotry: Using volunteering to enhance social
inclusion.” Pins annual memorial lecture. Jerusalem, Israel, March 7, 2012.
Published in a booklet form (both Hebrew and English versions): Jerusalem, Israel: Hebrew
University, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare.
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Caroline Jeanne Tice (1988). Organizational culture: An ethnography of a human service
organization.
Hea Kyong Oh (1989). Study of Korean immigrants’ process of socio-cultural
adaptation and economic performance in Philadelphia area.
Tovia Gilpin Freedman (1991). Women’s stories: The symbolic meaning of breast cancer.
Santo Daniel Marabella (1991). Using exchange theory to enhance not-for-profit board
participation (Boards of directors).
Johnelle Luciani (1992). Motivational determinants of volunteer behavior: A logistic
regression analysis using between-group and within-group
triangulation techniques.
Anthony Gene Butto (1994). Urban-rural migration: Race, drugs, and community change.
Chul Hee Kang (1994). Board composition and structure in human service
organizations.
Elana Yaron (1995). The quality of working life measures and child welfare
services.
Jeffrey Noel Draine (1996). Case management for homeless mentally-ill adult offenders: A
re-examination of random field trial data.
Amelia Klein (1996). The significance of peer social support in dually-diagnosed
clients: Findings from a pilot study.
Toni Cascio (1996). Continuity and change: The organizational culture of Jewish
Family and Children’s Services in Philadelphia, 1822-1995.
Lani Nelson-Zlupko (1996). Comparing client characteristics, services, and outcomes of
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women in specialized and conventional drug treatment (Specialized
drug treatment).
Patricia Jean Harding (1996). “Remember that?” Reminiscences of work: A case study of
the world of work of full-fashion hosiery industry workers in Burks
County, Pennsylvania, 1925-1965.
David Anthony Zanis (1996). A harm reduction: Enhanced outreach counseling.
Gretchen P. Kenagy (1998). Exploring an oppressed group: A study of transgendered
people in Philadelphia.
William J. Ryan, Jr. (2000). Perceives social support and the effects of living in the
community for individuals with a serious and persistent mental
illness.
Stephanie C. Boddie (2002). One more river to cross: African-American congregations at
the dawn of a new millennium.
Vanmala S. Hiranandani (2002). Experiences of middle-aged adults with physical disabilities
in Medicaid managed care.
Jill W. Sinha (2004). African American youth and communities of faith:
Capitalizing on compassion, at risk for greatness.
Janis Goodman (2005). Identity formation within a multicultural context: A field
study of early adolescent African-American girls set inn an inner-city
community in North Philadelphia.
Nushia Siddiqui (2005). Psychosocial and cultural factors affecting HIV risk and
resilience among African American women.
Margaret Shope Koppel (2005). Accessible housing for low-income tenants with Physical
disabilities following the 1988 Fair Housing Act amendments:
Outcomes and processes in four cities.
Beverley D. Frazier (2007). Assessing Philadelphia’s community institutional capacity for
prisoner reentry.
Karen A. Zurlo (2009). The mediating effects of the sense of control on the financial
well-being of older adults.
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Brian L. Coleman (2009). Post-conversion experiences of African-American male Sunni
Muslims: Community integration and masculinity in twenty-first
century Philadelphia.
Kielty Turner (2009). The promotion of successful aging through mindfulness skills
training.
Cynthia Closs (2010). The effects of oppression on queer intimate adolescent
attachment.
Mary Ann A. Groncki (2010). A comparative study of adopted and nonadopted women’s
attachment within romantic relationships.
Nicole M. Saint Louis (2010) Job stress, compassion fatigue and burnout and a narrative
intervention with oncology professionals.
Laura Kotler-Klein (2010). Family process through the prism of living organ donation:
Courage, coercion, calculus and coalescence.
Marni Rosner (2012). Recovery from traumatic loss: A study of women living
without children after infertility.
Charlene Chen McGrew (2012). Social service agency partnerships with religious
congregations in Wilmington, Delaware.
Jacquelyn E. Warr-Williams (2012). Conversations in the sand: Advanced Sandplay therapy
training curriculum for masters level clinicians.
Kia Wilson Kerrin (2012). Understanding the role of spiritual well-being in a smoking
cessation program.
Kirk James (2013). The invisible epidemic: educating social work students
towards holistic practice in a period of mass incarceration.
Marguerite E. Hendrickson (2013). Incorporating clients underlying religious and spiritual beliefs
in therapy may improve substance abuse treatment practices,
especially for persons of color.
Darcella Anita P. Sessomes (2014). From violation to revelation: Finding faith in the depths of
prison hell.
Pamela Szczygiel (2014). A Buddhist-informed framework for approaching difficult
emotions in psychotherapy.
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Daniel W. Curtis (2015). Blessings and burdens: How Immigrants to the United States
who are Latter-day Saints perceive the benefits and costs of being
religious.
Kass Noah (2016). The philosophies and practices of alcoholics anonymous from
a psychodynamic perspective.